Awning-support.



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JOSEPI-I SPRINGARD, OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY.

SEECIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 726,583, dated April 28, 1903.

Application led October 13,1902. Serial No. 127,059. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH SPRINGARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Trenton, Ain the county of Mercerand State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awning-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the iigures oi' reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in awning-supports for use on boats, and has for its object to provide a simple and eflicient device by means of which an awning may be readily lowered when the boat is about to pass a bridge.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side view of the side of a boat and of my device. Fig. 2 is a View of the device as seenfore and aft. Fig. 3 is a side view'showing the position of the parts when the awningis lowered. Fig. 4 is asection on the line e et of Fig. l.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 5 indicates the side of a boat, to which are secured cleats 6 and 6a to embrace the post 7. This post is split longitudinally for a portion of its length to form a long and a short section 7a and 7, respectively, which arejoined by a hinge 7c to fold in a vertical plane. The short section 7 is pivoted to the side of the boat and the cleat 6 by a lbolt 6b. The long section 7* is held in vertical position by a removable pin 8, extending through the cleat at the lower end of the section and into the side of the boat. It desired, the pin may be extended through the upper cleat G. By this means both sections are securely held in upright positions.

The awning is secured to the upper end of the section 7iL in any suitable manner, and when it is desired to lower the same to pass a bridge or for any other reason the pin 8 is removed, which permits both sections to be swung downward, as shown in Fig. 3, the short section turning on its pivot and the long section on the hinge. It is to be understood, of course, that these posts are secured to both sides of the boat, the awning being stretched between them and their number depending on the size of the awning.

It will be seen that when the post is upright it is joined to the side of the boat at two points--thepivotandtheremovablepin. Consequently it cannot turn in the pivot untilv the pin is removed. When itis lowered, the awning may be retainedin the same position with respect to the length ofthe boat-that is, it drops straight down. This is advantageousinsomecircumstances. Foi-example, with a boat having fore and aft cabins and an awning between the awning will drop between the cabins, whereas if one-piece posts were used, pivotedat the bottom to be laid down, the awning would have a fore-and-aft motion, which might cause it to come against one or the otherof the cabins. Furthermore, this straight drop is permitted without dropping the post through the deck under a low gunwale. It will be seen from Fig. 3 that the shorter section can be pivoted close to the deck, yet the post will fold to drop the awning close to the gunwale without bringing any part of the post below the pivot.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a support, of a post formed in two sections hinged together, one section being pivoted to the support and the other detachably joined to the support,

Asubstantially as described.

2. The combination with a support, of a post split longitudinally for a portion of its length, into two sections of unequal length l hinged together, the shorter section being pivoted to the support, and the other being detachably lixed to the support, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a support, of a post formed of a long and a short section hinged together, the short section being pivoted to the support and the long section being detachably connected to the support, and a retaining-cleat on the support for the post when in upright position, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a support and a post pivotcd thereto, of an extension hinged to the post, and detachablyjoined to the support, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH SPRINGARD.

Witnesses:

NAT CLEGG, ALFRED WILSON. 

